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Karnataka govt bans strike by officials, doctors amid coronavirus surge

Invoking the National Disaster Management Act, Karnataka on Monday banned officials and healthcare warriors from going on strike amid a surge in Covid cases in the state

At least 81% doctors in Northern India have adopted telemedicine: Report

At least 81% doctors in Northern India have adopted telemedicine when compared with 50% doctors in Southern and Western regions and 35 per cent in the Eastern region of the country, a report revealed

Three months posting at district hospital must for PG medical student

For the purpose of this programme, the district health hospital should be at least 100-bedded hospital with medical facilities

3-month extension to retiring doctors, specialists, orders Punjab CM

Amarinder Singh ordered a three-month extension for all retiring doctors and specialists under 60 to cope with the increase in Covid-19 cases

As India's Covid-19 cases rise, docs 'scared like the patients, exhausted'

Hospitals in Delhi are under additional pressure as patients from other states travel into the city to seek better healthcare

States can provide PG admissions quota to govt doctors in remote areas: SC

The Supreme Court on Monday held that states are empowered to make special provisions for granting quota in admissions in PG courses to government doctors serving in remote areas

Nagaland: NIDA calls for complete shutdown of medical services for 24 hours

The Nagaland In-Service Doctors Association has called for a complete shutdown of all medical services throughout the state for 24 hours to protest alleged assault of doctors by police personnel

Coronavirus hasn't devastated the homeless in the US as many feared

While shelters saw some large Covid-19 outbreaks, the virus so far doesn't appear to have brought devastation to the homeless population as many feared

Trump admin relaxes rules for some H-1B visas, allows spouses to travel

The administration also allowed travel of visa holders who are working as public health or healthcare professional

Pay doctors on time, don't treat quarantine period as leave: SC to govt

The court directed the Centre to issue necessary directions for releasing salaries of doctors and frontline healthcare workers engaged in Covid-19 duty on time

Karnataka coronavirus update: Patient escapes from hospital in Mangaluru

A Covid-19 patient escaped from a hospital in Mangaluru on Sunday, Mangaluru Commissioner of Police Vikas Kumar

In pictures: National Doctors' Day celebration in India

In India, the National Doctors' Day is celebrated on July 1 all across India to honor the legendary physician and the second Chief Minister of West Bengal, Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy

Doctor's Day: How coronavirus has made life an emergency drill for medics

Like soldiers on the frontline, doctors are performing their duties during the ongoing pandemic with utmost diligence

Covid-19 crisis: Health care workers may get vaccine after phase 2 trials

Indigenously developed Bharat Biotech's vaccine candidate Covaxin is entering human trials on Wednesday.

Covid-19: SC says Centre should direct states to pay salaries to doctors

A bench of justices Ashok Bhushan, S K Kaul and M R Shah said that doctors and healthcare workers treating Covid-19 patients should not be denied quarantine facilities

As Covid-19 cases surge, telemedicine may address doctor shortage

Hospitals are also training doctors to become intensivists

AirAsia India offers 50K seats without base fare to doctors amid Covid-19

However, airport fees, charges and statutory taxes will be borne by the traveller, it said

In pictures: What daily life during coronavirus pandemic looks like

A hospital honours a patient and chief minister visits people in quarantine at their homes.

RIL's Nowfloats forays into tele-medicine, looks to rope in 100,000 doctors

The company will gradually expand to other tele-medicine ecosystems like e-pharmacy, health check-ups and healthcare related service

Mumbai docs want key drugs made available fast as hospital wards swell up

If patients recover faster, they needn't stay in hospital for 14 days and this could free up beds; Remdesivir and Favipiravir are in the process of being made available in India